New Hampshire § 627:8-b Detention Powers of County Fair Security Guards

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 627:8-b — Detention Powers of County Fair Security Guards

New Hampshire § 627:8-b

Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE

Ch. 627JUSTIFICATION

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 627:8-b (2026).

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I.Any county fair security guard who meets the requirements of paragraph II shall have the power to detain any person who he has reasonable grounds to believe has committed any offense under the laws of the state, on the premises of the county fair association as long as necessary to surrender the person to a peace officer, provided such detention is accomplished in a reasonable manner.

II.Only security guards who have completed a program of police training for part-time police officers, meeting standards established by the New Hampshire police standards and training council pursuant to RSA 106-L:5 and appropriate to a security guard's exercise of limited police powers, shall have the powers of detention granted in paragraph I.

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I. Any county fair security guard who meets the requirements of paragraph II shall have the power to detain any person who he has reasonable grounds to believe has committed any offense under the laws of the state, on the premises of the county fair association as long as necessary to surrender the person to a peace officer, provided such detention is accomplished in a reasonable manner.
II. Only security guards who have completed a program of police training for part-time police officers, meeting standards established by the New Hampshire police standards and training council pursuant to RSA 106-L:5 and appropriate to a security guard's exercise of limited police powers, shall have the powers of detention granted in paragraph I.

Legislative History

1987, 85:1, eff. May 6, 1987. 2017, 206:24, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.

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